The Best of Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest, 26 February

The Best of Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest

Naturetrek Tour Report 26 February – 6 March 2016

Tufted-eared Marmosets

Plovercrest

Scale-throated Hermit Red-legged Seriema

Report & images compiled by Andy Foster

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The Best of Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest Tour Report

Tour Participants: Andy Foster (leader) with nine Naturetrek clients

Day 1 Friday 26th February

The tour started with a British Airways flight from Heathrow to Brazil. We arrived into Rio de Janeiro (Rio) airport at 8.30pm and were met by Serginho, the lodge driver, who quickly whisked us away from Rio to our lodge, arriving around 11.30pm. After tea and coffee, we were shown to our rooms and retired for a good night’s sleep after what had been a very long day.

Day 2 Saturday 27th February

Some of the group awoke early and got up at 6am to start birding around the lodge, before we all met at 7am. We had seen a handful of lifers before heading into breakfast! Some of the pre-breakfast birds included Dusky- legged Guan, Maroon-bellied Parakeet, Burnished-buff Tanager, Sayaca Tanager, Brazilian Ruby, White-throated Hummingbird, Violet-capped Woodnymph and Black Jacobin.

After breakfast we had a briefing to run through logistics etc for the week ahead. Then, at 8.45am, we set off on the Feeder Trail for a morning’s birding. It wasn’t long before we had our first Brassy-breasted Tanagers just along from the Lodge, and there were a couple of Gilt-edged Tanagers in the same flock; both stunning endemic species and both gave good views. Further along the track we saw Dusky-tailed Antbird and Orange-eyed Thornbird, both of which also gave good views. Other sightings included Variable Antshrike and Zone-tailed Hawk, and some of us saw White-barred Piculet and Rufous-capped Spinetail. Other highlights from the morning walk included Serra do Mar Tyrant-Manakin, White-shouldered Fire-eye, Rufous Gnateater, Ochre- faced Tody-Flycatcher, Swainson’s Flycatcher and Black-goggled Tanager.

We arrived back at the Lodge for a nice lunch of a typical Brazilian dish called Fejoada. This consisted of rice, black beans, smoked sausage and beef served with kale and salad. After lunch we had a break until 3.30pm. As we were meeting up again, it started to rain and we had a rather entertaining thunderstorm that lasted for just over two hours! We had planned to walk the Orchid Garden Trail, but due to the weather we stayed at the Lodge and birded from the veranda. We added a few more species to our list including Golden-chevroned Tanager, Chestnut-crowned and Crested Becards, Planalto Tyrannulet, Streaked Xenops and Picazuro Pigeon.

At 6pm we did our daily checklist before dinner at 6.30pm, which consisted of fried chicken, boiled potatoes with garlic and butter sauce, and a green steamed vegetable called chuchu, accompanied by some nice chilled white wine or ice cold beer. Everyone retired by 8.30pm!

Day 3 Sunday 28th February

Today we had planned to do the High Altitude excursion but heavy rain overnight made for an overcast morning and Pico da Caledonia was hidden under thick black cloud. To make better use of the day, we headed towards Duas Barras and Sumidouro for the Three-toed Jacamar excursion. It was a good move as the weather was very kind to us all day with sunshine and some scattered clouds, and temperatures around 30°C.

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We had a great day with the first stop being one of the most productive. We saw two Blue-winged Macaws, White-eyed Parakeet, Black-capped Donacobius, Streamer-tailed Tyrant, Guira Cuckoo, Band-tailed Horneros, White-bellied Seedeater and Rufous-fronted Thornbird. Other highlights of the morning included White-eared Puffbird, Serra Antwren, Firewood Gatherer, Gilt-edged Tanager, Chestnut-capped Blackbird, Lesser Yellow- headed Vulture, White-tailed Hawk, Planalto Hermit, Black-necked Aracari, White Woodpecker, Rufous-capped Antshrike and Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher.

We had a great coffee stop in Duas Barras were we sampled the locally grown coffee, together with some heavily sugared locally made biscuits. We had lunch around 12.30pm and then headed straight for the Three-toed Jacamar site where we had great views of two individuals. We also spotted Yellow Tyrannulet at the same spot.

At 3.30pm we started heading back to the Lodge, arriving just before 5pm. We were all quite exhausted, but delighted at having seen a respectful 108 species during the day! Robert, who had stayed at the lodge today, had good views of Magpie Tanager on the feeders. Later we had a great dinner of beef, mashed yams, bruschetta and salad.

Day 4 Monday 29th February

We awoke to a nice clear and dry morning, perfect to head up for the High Altitude excursion at Pico da Caladonia. After breakfast we had a 40-minute drive up to an altitude of 1700 metres, where we left Serginho and the minibus and started our walk up to the peak at 2300 metres. It was a beautiful clear day with far reaching views of the surrounding mountains. All started well with good views of a pair of Large-tailed Antshrikes, followed by a pair of Rufous-backed Antvireos, Diademed Tanagers and our first Bay-chested Warbling Finches of the day. We then had a distant but good view of a male Black and Gold Cotinga, followed by closer views shortly after of a different bird above the trail. It was only 9.30am but the cloud started to roll in (usually it only starts to appear from around 3.30pm) but we pressed on up the mountain, spotting a pair of Serra do Mar Tyrannulets along the way together with a couple of Rufous-tailed Antbirds.

By 10.30am we had reached our first site for Grey-winged Cotinga but, unfortunately, none were visible. We did, however, spot a male Blue-billed Black-Tyrant in the same area. We continued on up the mountain. Unfortunately it started to rain lightly, then heavier, and then heavier again until we were in a torrential downpour and the track had turned into a stream! What had happened to the lovely views we were experiencing just two hours ago? Ian did manage to spot a nice male Plovercrest just before the rain. As thunder surrounded us, we gave it half an hour to see if the storm would pass, but unfortunately it didn’t, which stopped our trip further up the mountain. After an hour of rain we started to head down to see if we could escape the rain, but it followed us all the way back to the minibus, easing just long enough for us to see a pair of Thick-billed Saltators.

We arrived back at the minibus by 12.30pm and had a well earned lunch! By 1.15pm the rain had eased a little so we moved to the start of another trail where we had super close up views of three Red-legged Seriemas. We then had a short walk for an hour and a half, but unfortunately the rain didn’t really stop and there was very little bird activity, although we did have good views of Campo Flicker and Shear-tailed Grey-Tyrant. With rain still falling, we started our journey back to the Lodge and arrived back a little early at 4.15pm where tea, coffee and biscuits were waiting for us.

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At 6pm we met to do the list, and at 6.30pm had dinner, following which we made plans for the next day’s birding.

Day 5 Tuesday 1st March

After a stormy night with strong winds and rain, we awoke to a slightly breezy and grey morning. During breakfast the wind subsided even more and, although still very cloudy, we departed at 6.30am to bird the circular Blue Trail in the Lodge grounds. It was fairly quite to start off with. Our first bird was a Half-collared Sparrow, a good regional endemic that showed well. This was followed by Greenish Schiffornis, a distant flock of Pale- vented Pigeons, and a rather entertaining pair of Blond-crested Woodpeckers that refused to perch well for photographs (well, for some anyway). We also saw a female Pin-tailed Manakin and two White-throated Woodcreepers in the same area. We moved on a short way and spotted a male Uniform Finch, followed by good views of a White-collared Foliage-Gleaner. We continued on the trail and heard a Bertonis Antbird calling down the side of the hill. Eventually it came a little closer and gave everybody good views. We arrived at a lovely view point with a bench where we saw a Plumbeous Pigeon, and had views of Spot-billed Toucanets in the trees feeding on some tiny fruits. We were slowly making our way back to the Lodge when, just as we rounded the last corner, we came upon a great mixed flock that included Green-backed Becard, Rufous-crowned Greenlet, Fawn- breasted Tanager, and two Yellow-browed Woodpeckers that gave the most amazing views as they displayed and fed each other for over 10 minutes - fantastic! We arrived back at the lodge having had an amazing morning’s birding.

We found both Magpie Tanager and Azure-shouldered Tanager on the feeders during lunch time. After lunch we went for a walk to the Orchid Garden and although it was quiet, we did manage to see a Rufous-capped Motmot and also got fantastic views of a female Giant Antshrike. The rest of the afternoon remained quiet with just some common species being seen, and then light rain started at around 4.30pm so we headed back to the Lodge.

We completed our checklist, as usual, at 6pm followed by a delicious dinner of cottage pie followed by ice cream for pudding.

Day 6 Wednesday 2nd March

We awoke to a dry but overcast morning and spent a couple of hours on the circular Blue Trail. Just as we were leaving the Lodge area we had great views of a Scaled Woodcreeper on one of the trees by the decking area. The usual family of five Dusky-legged Guans were at the feeders, together with Azure-shouldered and Golden- chevroned Tanagers.

It was very quiet bird-wise as we walked slowly around the first section of the trail that runs through good primary forest. First we saw some Ochre-rumped Antbirds that were calling distantly. We continued on to an area where we had nice views of Black-throated Trogon. We wandered back to the Lodge and came across a small mixed flock that included Buff-fronted Foliage Gleaner, Rufous-crowned Greenlet, Golden-crowned Warbler, Black-goggled Tanager and Brassy-breasted Tanager.

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Once back at the Lodge we had an hour to pack our things before Serginho arrived to take us on the hour and a half drive to Reserva Ecologicia de Guapi Acu (Regua), our next destination, where we would be staying for the last three nights of the tour.

Just before arriving, we stopped to photograph a Whistling Heron in a roadside field. Ten minutes later we arrived at the Guapi Acu Bird Lodge where we were met by the manager, Thomas. We were taken to our rooms and met up again at 12.30pm for a delicious lunch of fried fish, sausages, rice, beans and various vegetables.

It was fairly quite around the Lodge due to the heat, but we did spot our first Swallow-tailed Hummingbird, and some of us saw also saw Tufted-eared Marmosets, on the feeders. There were plenty of dragonflies and butterflies around in the Lodge gardens, so some of the group quickly set to work on getting photographs. The group photograph competition was really starting to warm up with our new category of butterflies and dragonflies – it was all getting very competitive now!

We met up again at 3.30pm for a walk around the wetland area. It was a productive walk where we added several new species to the trip list including Greater Ani, Chestnut-backed Antshrike, Lemon-chested Greenlet, Rufescent Tiger-Heron, Purple Gallinule, Wattled Jacana, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Muscovy Duck, Cocoi Heron, Anhinga, Blue-winged Parrotlet, Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Channel-billed Toucan, Yellow-bellied Elaenia and White-headed Marsh-Tyrant.

We arrived back at the Lodge by 5.30pm where Adeli was waiting to take us to the Giant Snipe site in time for dusk. We arrived in good time after a short 15 minute drive and quickly found a couple of Burrowing Owls in one of the fields, and also a sub-adult male Brazilian Tanager. Over the next 15 minutes we had flight views of around six Giant Snipe, followed by a Short-tailed Nighthawk to end the evening.

We arrived back at the Lodge by 7pm and had quick showers before meeting for dinner together with caiparinhas, the local Brazilian cocktail. By 9pm we were outside looking at the moth wall, and then slowly we started to drift away to retire for the evening.

Day 7 Thursday 3rd March

This morning we met for breakfast at the usual time of 6am. The weather was very cloudy, which was a bit of a blessing as without the cloud it can be incredibly hot! We left at 6.30am for the start of the Green Trail. The drive took us 40 minutes as we drove slowly and had a couple of stops en route for Burrowing Owl, Brown- chested Martin and Guira Cuckoo.

Once at the drop-off point we started our walk. We soon ran into a small mixed flock that had both Flame- crested and Yellow-backed Tanagers in it. We also had good views of Grey-hooded Attila, Rufous-breasted Leaftosser, White-flanked Antwren and Southern Antpipit. Also new for us in this area were both Lesser and Thrush-like Woodcreepers; both Atlantic forest endemics. We continued up the track a little way and had views of Rufous-winged and Streak-capped Antwrens. Eventually, after a lot of effort, we managed to see a nice male Scaled Antbird. We hoped to try and reach the waterfall at the end of the Green Trail in time for lunch, so we pushed on up the mountain, adding White-throated Spadebill to the bird list on the way.

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We arrived at the waterfall in time for lunch, and what a great lunch spot it was too! After lunch we followed the same path back down, and on the way spotted Surucua Trogon.

We arrived back at the vehicle at 3pm and our driver was waiting to take us back to the Lodge. On the way back we spotted American Kestrel, Campo Flicker, Southern Caracara and also a rather nice Rufous-tailed Jacamar that gave itself up nicely for some photographs. We arrived back at the Lodge just before 4pm and had some welcome beer, tea and coffee.

We gathered to do the checklist at 5.30pm, accompanied by caiparinhas and beer, followed by dinner at 6pm. We then met up with Adeli and set off at 6.45pm for some Owling. After a 15 minute drive we arrived at the site. For the first 30 minutes it was incredibly quiet, and then we spotted a Mottled Owl which came close enough for everyone to get good views!

We then headed back to the Lodge and arrived at 8.30pm. After a few final drinks everyone retired for the night.

Day 8 Friday 4th March

Today was our last full day and we were still missing some birds from higher elevations. We were scheduled to visit the Serra dos Orgaos National Park in Teresopolis but the boardwalk was closed, so we spent the day birding the Macae de Cima Trail that runs through nice forest at approximately 1400 metres.

The day started very windy with occasional heavy showers, so the first part of the morning was very quiet bird- wise. We did manage some great views at feeders of Scale-throated Hermit, White-throated Hummingbird, Brazilian Ruby, Black Jacobin, Violet-capped Woodnymph, and our main target hummingbird; Plovercrest. We spent just over an hour at the feeders before starting to walk the trail back down to the road, a distance of around three kilometres. It was still quiet but we did manage to see Black-billed Scythebill, Diademed Tanager and Shear-tailed Grey-Tyrant. We encountered a few other birds in a small mixed flock that included Sharp- billed Treehunter, Sharpbill, Rufous-crowned Greenlet and Buff-fronted Foliage Gleaner. We arrived back at the minibus by 1.30pm. We then continued along the track towards Macae de Cima and made another stop which turned out to be really good. We had great views of female Giant Antshrike, Sharpbill, Rufous-headed Tanager and Long-tailed Tyrant, and heard a Spotted Bamboo Wren.

After this buzz of activity we headed back to the minibus. We made another stop on the way back to the main road where we had good views of a male Black and Gold Cotinga. We had just over an hour’s journey back to the Lodge where we arrived just after 5pm.

We all met for the daily checklist and caiparinhas at 6.30pm, followed by dinner at 7pm.

Day 9 Saturday 5th March

The final day was upon us and some people were nursing sore heads, perhaps due to one too many caiparinhas last night!

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We had breakfast at the usual time of 6am and by 6.30am we were on our way down to the wetlands for a final walk around and into the lowland forest. We got lucky straight away and had good views of Capped Heron, both Ringed and Green Kingfishers, Red-cowled Cardinal and a single Limpkin. We continued into the forest where we saw Unicolored Antwren, Sooretama Slaty-Antshrike, Grey-hooded Attila, Moustached and Long-billed Wrens, Lemon-chested Greenlet, Black-capped Donacobius and Chestnut-capped Blackbird.

By 10am it was beginning to get really hot and humid so we headed back to the Lodge for some final rest and relaxation before our departure later in the day. Some of the group continued birding around the wetlands and Steve managed to spot a Crane Hawk, Ian saw four Rufous-tailed Jacamars and Paul saw four Red-rumped Caciques.

Lunch was served at 12.30pm and we completed our final group checklist soon after lunch. At 4.30pm we departed for Rio de Janeiro airport for our overnight flight home.

Day 10 Sunday 6th March

Our flight landed at Heathrow airport in the early afternoon, where another Naturetrek adventure came to an end.

We had enjoyed a great week and saw a combined group total of 235 species, of which 68 were Atlantic forest endemics and 18 species were heard only.

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Species Lists

Birds (= recorded but not counted; H = heard only) February/March Common name Scientific name 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 1 Brown Tinamou Crypturellus obsoletus H H 2 Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura 5 4 1 5 5 2 3 Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis 4 1 4 Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata 3 3 5 Brazilian Teal Amazonetta brasiliensis 2 2 6 Rufescent Tiger-heron Tigrisoma lineatum 1 1 7 Striated Heron Butorides striatus 2 3  8 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 5     9 Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi 1 1 10 Great Egret Ardea alba 1 2 1 11 Capped Heron Pilherodius pileatus 2 12 Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix 3 13 Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus  14 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga 1 15 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 2 5   16 Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus 2 17 Black Vulture Coragyps atratus        18 Rufous-thighed Hawk Accipiter erythromenius 1 19 Crane Hawk Geranospiza caerulescens 1 20 Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis 2 21 White-tailed Hawk Buteo albicaudatus 2 22 Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus 1 23 Southern Crested Caracara Caracara plancus 2 2  2 2 24 Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima 1 4  4  25 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 1 26 Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata 3 27 Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius H 28 Slaty-breasted Wood-rail Aramides saracura 1 29 Ash-throated Crake Porzana albicollis H 30 Blackish Rail Pardirallus nigricans H 31 Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica 1 1 1 32 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus    33 Limpkin Aramus guarauna 1 34 Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis 2 2    35 Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana 5  36 Giant Snipe Gallinago undulata  37 Rock Dove Columba livia   38 Picazuro Pigeon Patagioenas picazuro   3     39 Pale-vented Pigeon Patagioenas cayennensis  40 Plumbeous Pigeon Patagioenas plumbea 1 1 1 41 Ruddy Ground-Dove Columbina talpacoti 1      42 White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi 1 1 43 Gray-fronted Dove Leptotila rufaxilla 1 1 44 Blue-winged Macaw Primolius maracana 2 45 White-eyed Parakeet Aratinga leucophthalmus  H 46 Maroon-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis 6 4  4    47 Blue-winged Parrotlet Forpus xanthopterygius H 6

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February/March Common name Scientific name 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 48 Plain Parakeet Brotogeris tirica H 49 Pileated Parrot Pionositta pileata H 1 50 Scaly-headed Parrot Pionus maximiliani H 2 2 8 6 6 H 2 51 Blue-bellied Parrot Triclaria malachitacea H 52 Guira Cuckoo Guira guira 6 6 53 Greater Ani Crotophaga major 6   54 Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani     55 Striped Cuckoo Tapera naevia H 56 Squirrel Cuckoo Piaya cayana 2 4 2 2 57 Mottled Owl Strix virgata 1 58 Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia 3 2 59 Short-tailed Nighthawk Lurocalis semitorquatas 1 60 White-Collared Swift Stretoprocne zonaris   61 Grey-rumped Swift Chaetura cinereiventris  62 Sick's Swift Chaetura meridionalis 6  63 Saw-billed Hermit Ramphodon naevius 1 64 Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus 1 65 Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome 1 1 4 66 Planalto Hermit Phaethornis pretrei 1 67 Reddish Hermit Phaethornis ruber 1 68 Swallow-tailed Hummingbird Eupetomena macroura 1 1 1 1 1 69 Black Jacobin Florisuga fusca      2 2  70 Plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi 1 1 71 Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus 1 1 72 Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis 6    2 2 2 2 73 White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis 2 1 2 2 2 4 74 Glittering-throated Emerald Amazila fimbriata 1 2 75 Sapphire-spangled Emerald Amazila lactea 1 76 Brazilian Ruby Clytolaema rubricauda       77 Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura 1 1 1 78 Black-throated Trogon Trogon rufus 1 79 Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana 1 80 Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata 2 2 81 Rufous-capped Motmot Baryphthengus ruficapillus 1 82 Three-toed Jacamar Jacamaralcyon tridactyla 2 83 Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda 2 1 4 84 White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru 3 85 Crescent-chested Puffbird Malacoptila striata H H 86 Black-necked Aracari Pteroglossus aracari 2 87 Spot-billed Toucanet Selenidera maculirostris 2 88 Channel-billed Toucan Rhamphastos vitellinus 3 H 89 White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus 1 2 1 H 90 White Woodpecker Melanerpes candidus 4 91 Yellow-eared Woodpecker Veniliornis maculifrons 1 1 92 Yellow-browed Woodpecker Piculus aurulentus 4 1 1 93 Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris 3 1 94 Blond-crested Woodpecker Celeus flavescens 2 H 95 Band-tailed Hornero Furnarius figulus 4 2 96 Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus 2 1 1 97 Rufous-capped Spinetail Synallaxis ruficapilla 1 H 98 Gray-bellied Spinetail Synallaxis cinerascens H

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February/March Common name Scientific name 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 99 Pallid Spinetail Cranioleuca pallida 1 2 H 100 Yellow-chinned Spinetail Certhiaxis cinnamomeus 2 2 4 101 Rufous-fronted Thornbird Phacellodomus rufifrons 6 102 Orange-eyed Thornbird Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus 2 H 103 Firewood Gatherer Anumbius annumbi 2 104 Buff-browed Foliage-Gleaner Syndactyla rufosupercileatus H 105 Buff-fronted Foliage-Gleaner Philydor rufum 1 1 2 106 White-collared Foliage-Gleaner Anabezenops fuscus 1 107 White-eyed Foliage-Gleaner Automolus leucophthalmus 1 108 Rufous-breasted Leaftosser Sclerurus scansor H 1 109 Sharp-billed Treehunter Heliobletus contaminatus 1 110 Plain Xenops Xenops minutus 1 111 Streaked Xenops Xenops rutilans 1 2 112 Plain-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla turdina 1 113 Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus 1 4 2 1 2 114 White-throated Woodcreeper Xiphocolaptes albicollis 2 115 Lesser Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus fuscus 2 116 Scaled Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes squamatus 2 117 Black-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus falcularius 1 118 Giant Antshrike Batara cinerea 1 H 2 119 Large-tailed Antshrike Mackenziaena leachii 2 120 Chestnut-backed Antshrike Thamnophilus palliatus 1 H 121 Sooretama slaty-Antshrike Thamnophilus ambiguus 2 122 Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens 2 1 1 123 Rufous-capped Antshrike Thamnophilus ruficapillus 1 124 Spot-breasted Antvireo Dysithamnus stictothorax 2 125 Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis 1 126 Rufous-backed Antvireo Dysithamnus xanthopterus 2 1 127 Star-throated Antwren Myrmotherula gularis H H 128 Silvery-flanked Antwren Myrmotherula luctuosa 1 4 129 Unicolored Antwren Myrmotherula unicolor 2 130 Rufous-winged Antwren Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus 2 131 Serra Antwren Formicivora serrana 2 132 Bertonis Antbird Drymophila rubricollis 1 133 Rufous-tailed Antbird Drymophila genei 2 134 Ochre-rumped Antbird Drymophila ochropyga H 2 135 Dusky-tailed Antbird Drymophila malura 2 136 Scaled Antbird Drymophila squamata 1 137 Streak-capped Antwren Terenura maculata 2 1 138 White-Shouldered Fire-Eye Pyriglena leucoptera 1 2 139 Rufous-capped Antthrush Formicarius colma 1 140 Cryptic Antthrush Chamaeza meruloides H 141 Rufous-tailed Antthrush Chamaeza ruficauda H H 142 Rufous Gnateater Conopophaga lineata 1 143 Black-cheeked Gnateater Conopophaga melanops 2 144 Spotted Bamboowren Psilorhamphus gutattus H 145 Mouse-colored Tapaculo Scytalopus speluncae H H 146 Planalto Tyrannulet Phyllomyias fasciatus 2 147 Grey-capped Tyrannulet Phyllomyias griseocapillus H 1 148 Yellow-bellied Elaenia Elaenia flavogaster 2 149 Olivaceous Elaenia Elaenia mesoleuca 1

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February/March Common name Scientific name 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 150 Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum 1 1 151 White-crested Tyrannulet Serpophaga subcristata 1 152 Yellow Tyrannulet Capsiempis flaveola 1 2 153 Southern Antpipit Corythopis delalandi 1 154 Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis 2 2 3 155 Serra Do Mar Tyrannulet Phylloscartes difficilis 3 156 Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleaginous 1 157 Gray-hooded Flycatcher Mionectes rufiventris 1 158 Sepia-capped Flycatcher Leptopogon amaurocephalus 1 1 159 Drab-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant Hemitriccus diops H 160 Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant Hemitriccus orbitatus 1 161 Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps 1 162 Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher Todirostrum poliocephalum 2 1 163 Yellow-olive Flatbill Tolmomyias sulphurescens H 1 1 1 164 White-throated Spadebill Platyrinchus mystaceus 2 165 Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea 1 166 Euler's Flycatcher Lathrotriccus euleri H 167 Blue-billed Black-Tyrant Knipolegus cyanirostris 2 168 Yellow-browed Tyrant Satrapa icterophrys 1 1 169 Streamer-tailed Tyrant Gubernetes yetapa 5 170 Shear-tailed Gray-Tyrant Muscipipra vetula 2 1 171 Masked Water-Tyrant Fluvicola nengeta 4   172 White-headed Marsh-Tyrant Arundinicola leucocephala 2 2 173 Long-Tailed Tyrant Colonia colonus 2 174 Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa 4 175 Social Flycatcher Myiozetetes similis 2 1 2 176 Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus 2 2     2  177 Streaked Flycatcher Myiodynastes maculatus 1 1 H 1 178 Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarhyncus pitangua 1 1 2 1 1 179 Variegated Flycatcher Empidonomus varius 1 1 180 Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus 2 1  2 6 181 Grayish Mourner Rhytipterna simplex 1 182 Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni 1 1 183 Short-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus ferox 1 184 Gray-hooded Attila Attila rufus 1 1 185 Black And Gold Cotinga Tijuca atra 3 1 186 Grey-winged Cotinga Tijuca condita H 187 Serra Do Mar Tyrant- Manakin Neopelma chrysolophum 1 188 Pin-tailed Manakin Ilicura militaris 1 189 White-bearded Manakin Manacus manacus 1 1 4 190 Blue Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata 1 1 2 1 191 Sharpbill Oxyruncus cristatus 1 192 Whiskered Myiobius Myiobius barbatus 2 1 193 Black-Tailed Tityra Tityra cayana 1 194 Greenish Schiffornis Schiffornis virescens 2 195 Green-backed Becard Pachyramphus viridis 3 1 196 Chestnut-crowned Becard Pachyramphus castaneus 1 1 1 2 197 White-winged Becard Pachyramphus polychopterus 1 198 Crested Becard Pachyramphus validus 1 1 199 Rufous-browed Pepper Shrike Cyclarhis gujanensis H 2 1 H 200 Rufous-crowned Greenlet Hylophilus poicilotis 4 2 2 2

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February/March Common name Scientific name 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 201 Lemon-chested Greenlet Hylophilus thoracicus 1 202 Brown-chested Martin Progne tapera   203 Blue-and-White Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca 6   204 Southern Rough-Winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx ruficollis  205 Black-capped Donacobius Donacobius atricapilla 4 2 2 206 Moustached Wren Pheugopedius genibarbis 1 207 Long-billed Wren Cantorchilus longirostris 1 208 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 1 1 1 2 1 1 209 Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus 1 1 210 Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes 2 2 1 211 Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris  2    1 1 212 Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas 1 1 1 2 2 1 213 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 2 214 Hooded Siskin Carduelis magellanica 1 215 White-rimmed Warbler Myiothlypis leucoblephara 1 1 H 216 Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus 4 4 2 1 2 217 Red-rumped Cacique Cacicus haemorrhous  2 4 218 Chopi Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi 2 219 Chestnut-capped Blackbird Chrysomus ruficapillus   6 220 Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis  221 Bananaquit Coereba flaveola 3 1 1 3 2 222 Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis       223 Grassland Sparrow Ammodramus humeralis 2 224 Half-collared Sparrow Arremon semitorquatus H 1 225 Red-cowled Cardinal Paroaria dominicana 2 226 Magpie Tanager Cissopis leverianus 1 2 2 227 Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops 2 2 2 1 228 Flame-crested Tanager Tachyphonus cristatus 2 H 229 Ruby-crowned Tanager Tachyphonus coronatus      2 230 Brazilian Tanager Ramphocelus bresilius 1 231 Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca 2 2 1 2 1 232 Azure-shouldered Tanager Thraupis cyanoptera 2 2 233 Golden-chevroned Tanager Thraupis ornata      234 Diademed Tanager Stephanophorus diadematus 8 1 235 Fawn-breasted Tanager Pipraeidea melanonota 1 1 236 Red-necked Tanager Tangara cyanocephala 2 237 Brassy-breasted Tanager Tangara desmaresti  1     238 Gilt-edged Tanager Tangara cyanoventris 2 2 239 Burnished-buff Tanager Tangara cayana 2 2   2 240 Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana 3 2 2 2 2 241 Rufous-headed Tanager Hemithraupis ruficapilla H 2 242 Yellow-backed Tanager Hemithraupis flavicollis 2 243 Uniform Finch Haplospiza unicolor 2 1 244 Bay-chested Warbling-Finch Poospiza thoracica 8 245 Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola  2  3 246 Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola 1 247 Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina 6 248 Lined Seedeater Sporophila lineola 1 249 Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens  1 250 White-bellied Seedeater Sporophila leucoptera 2 251 Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica 4

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February/March Common name Scientific name 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 5 252 Green-winged Saltator Saltator similis 1 1 2 253 Thick-billed Saltator Saltator maxillosus 2 254 House Sparrow Passer domesticus  1

Other Taxa 1 Jararaca Bothrops jararaca 1 2 Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus 1 3 Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris   4 White-tufted Eared Marmoset Callithrix jacchus 6 2 5 Tegu Lizard Tupinambis merianae 1 1 6 Brown Capuchin Monkey Cebus apella 1 7 Common Opussum Didelphis marsupialis 1 8 Agouti Dasyprocta sp. 1 9 Pale-necked Whip Snake Chironius laevicollis 1

Mottled Owl Streamer-tailed Tyrant